Ahmad Brooks

Dean Blandino, the NFL's vice president of officiating, said referees got it wrong when the San Francisco 49ers were called for a crucial roughing-the-passer penalty against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. San Francisco linebacker Nick Moody was called for the penalty on a third-down play in which he hit Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson as he was throwing an incomplete pass. The penalty allowed the Seahawks to keep a pivotal drive alive and helped set up the their final touchdown in the 17-7 win. The 49ers (7-7) were officially eliminated from postseason contention for the first time in Jim Harbaugh's four-year tenure. Harbaugh was irate on the sidelines following the...

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